Photos of the day: 12/22

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Christmas tree lights illuminating a yard as the snow falls late Saturday night in Salina, Kan. A snow storm dropped almost a foot of snow Saturday night and Sunday morning in the Salina area. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A Waterville Public Works snowplow clears Mayflower Hill Drive as a major ice storm rolls through Waterville, Maine. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A pedestrian ducks under a frozen tree on S.Clair Ave. in Toronto after an ice storm caused havoc and cut power to much of the city. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fans make their way to Lambeau Field before an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, in Green Bay, Wis. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Beyonce performs onstage on her Mrs. Carter World Tour at the TD Garden in Boston, Mass. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Competitors ski down the course during a Freestyle, men’s World Cup skicross race, in San Candido, Italy. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Supporters of India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s leader Narendra Modi sit on a tree as they listen to his speech during a rally in Mumbai India. The BJP had earlier announced Modi as their prime ministerial candidate if they win the 2014 general elections. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Colo, a lowland gorilla, sits in her enclosure at the Columbus Zoo in Powell, Ohio. Colo, the first gorilla born in a zoo, is turning 57 with a celebration broadcast live to online viewers from her central Ohio home. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A ball falls from a giant drum during Spain’s Christmas lottery draw, in Madrid. Millions of Spaniards are glued to televisions as the country’s cherished Christmas lottery, the world’s richest, distributes a bounty of 2.5 billion euros ($3.4 billion) in prize money to winning ticket owners. The draw is so popular that most of Spain’s 46 million inhabitants traditionally watch some part of it live in the hope that the school children singing out winning numbers will call out their ticket. The top prize, known as “El Gordo” (The Fat One), gives lucky winners 400,000 euros per ticket Sunday, while the second-best number nets 125,000 euros. Unlike lotteries that offer one large jackpot, Spain’s yuletide draw sprinkles winnings of values lower than El Gordo on thousands of ticket holders. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Photos of the day: 12/22

Christmas tree lights illuminating a yard as the snow falls late Saturday night in Salina, Kan. A snow storm dropped almost a foot of snow Saturday night and Sunday morning in the Salina area. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS